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    mpv-player

    mpv-player/mpv

    🎥 Command line media player

    cli
    audio
    c
    ffmpeg
    mplayer
    mpv
    C
    NOASSERTION
    37.9K stars
    3.6K forks
    498 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 7, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    1 release in the last 90 days, the latest 2 days ago, with 275 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • A command line media player supporting numerous audio, video, and subtitle formats using FFmpeg libraries.
    • Offers flexible, scriptable playback with hardware decoding and shader-based video rendering for high-quality output.
    • Use for playing multimedia files on Linux, Windows, or macOS via terminal with advanced control and customization.
    • Use for integrating media playback into custom applications or scripts through its C API and Lua scripting support.
    • Use for developers needing a lightweight, open-source player with extensive codec support and hardware acceleration options.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

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    • README: present

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    From the README

    mpv is a free (as in freedom) media player for the command line. It supports a wide variety of media file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types.

    There is a FAQ.

    Releases can be found on the release list.

    mpv does not go out of its way to break on older hardware or old, unsupported operating systems, but development is not done with them in mind. Keeping compatibility with such setups is not guaranteed. If things work, consider it a happy accident.

    For semi-official builds and third-party packages please see mpv.io/installation.

    Excerpt from the mpv-player/mpv README on GitHub (NOASSERTION license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    3.6K+153

    Open issues

    1.2K+28

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